EU prolongs individual sanctions against Russia

The sanctions were prolonged for six months – till March 15, 2019

11:30, 13 September 2018

Open source

The European Union has officially prolonged individual sanctions against Russians and legal entities involved in the actions against Ukraine’s territorial integrity, as Rikard Jozwiak, Radio Liberty correspondent, reported on Twitter.

The EU has today officially prolonged the visa bans & asset by six months on 155 individuals & 44 entities involved in actions against the territorial integrity of #Ukraine. #Russia#Crimea

It should be noted that the sanctions were prolonged for six months – till March 15, 2019.

Reportedly, on July 5, the European Union extended economic sanctions against Russian till January 31, 2019. The sanctions were imposed in July, 2014 as a reaction to Russia’s destabilizing actions in Ukraine.